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Saskatoon weather outlook: heavy snow hits Saskatchewan

  • Snowfall warning
  • Warm Wednesday
  • Winds pick up Thursday
  • Risk of mixed precipitation
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WATCH ABOVE: A cold front crashes through Saskatoon's weather forecast, kicking up winds, a risk of precipitation and making it feel like minus double digits – Oct 11, 2017

Cold front crashes through, kicking up winds, a risk of precipitation and making it feel like minus double digits.

Snowfall Warning

Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for 10 to 20 centimetres of snow expected in the Key Lake and Collins Bay areas.

A low pressure centre developing in southern Alberta will move into Saskatchewan on Wednesday, bringing an area of heavy snow.

Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning in parts of northern Saskatchewan. SkyTracker Weather

Snow will develop tomorrow morning with amounts of 10 to 20 centimetres forecast before it tapers off Thursday night.

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Rapidly accumulating snow could make travel difficult in some locations.

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Saskatoon Forecast

Wednesday

2 degrees was where Saskatoon started the day, under mostly cloudy skies as a system slides into the province.

Double digits returned by noon as a breezy southwesterly wind kicked in and mostly cloudy skies continued.

We broke into a few more sunny breaks to end off the day as we climbed up to a daytime high in the mid teens.

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Wednesday Night

Clouds returned in full force overnight as the cold front associated with a system swept through and brought in a chance of showers as we dipped back toward the freezing mark.

Thursday

Cloudy skies will dominate the day with a chance of showers in the morning and a risk of a few flurries mixing in during the afternoon as we warm up to a daytime high in mid single digits.

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There is a risk of mixed precipitation in the Saskatoon area Thursday afternoon. SkyTracker Weather

It won’t be a washout of a day, but there is a chance of precipitation throughout as west-northwesterly winds kick up to 30 to 40 km/h with gusts upwards of 50 to 55 km/h at times.

Wind gusts upwards of 50 to 60 km/h are possible Thursday in Saskatoon. SkyTracker Weather

Friday

It’ll be a chilly start on Friday with temperatures dipping back into mid minus single digits and wind chill values falling into minus double digits in the morning.

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Some more sunshine is expected during the day, which will help warm us up above freezing, to an afternoon high around 3 or 4 degrees.

Cool air slumps back in behind this system for the rest of the week. SkyTracker Weather

Weekend Outlook

Cooler air will stick around to start the weekend with a chilly start again Saturday morning before recovering a bit further into single digits and a high just into double digits Sunday with a mix of sun and cloud both days.

Here is your Saskatoon SkyTracker 7-Day Weather Forecast. SkyTracker Weather

The Your Saskatchewan photo was taken near Beechy by Natalie Braun:

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The Your Saskatchewan photo for October 11 was taken near Beechy by Natalie Braun. Natalie Braun / Viewer Submitted

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